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Are you better than No-Amon,[a] who was situated among the rivers, who had the waters around her; whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was of the sea? Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength. Put and Libya were her helpers. 10 Yet was she carried away. She went into captivity. Her young children also were dashed in pieces at the head of all the streets, and they cast lots for her honorable men, and all her great men were bound in chains. 11 You also will be drunken. You will be hidden. You also will seek a stronghold because of the enemy.

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  1. 3:8 or, Thebes

Are you better than Thebes[a](A)
that sat along the Nile
with water surrounding her,
whose rampart was the sea,
the river[b][c] her wall?
Cush and Egypt were her endless source of strength;
Put and Libya were among her[d] allies.
10 Yet she became an exile;
she went into captivity.
Her children were also dashed to pieces(B)
at the head of every street.
They cast lots for her dignitaries,(C)
and all her nobles were bound in chains.
11 You[e] also will become drunk;
you will hide.[f]
You also will seek refuge from the enemy.

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  1. 3:8 Hb No-amon
  2. 3:8 LXX, Syr, Vg read water
  3. 3:8 Lit sea from sea
  4. 3:9 Lit your
  5. 3:11 = Nineveh
  6. 3:11 Or will be overcome